Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and the first woman and African American to run ...

In February 2023, history was made in the Commonwealth as elected Democrat Jennifer McCllelan soared to victory in a race to ...

Lisa Blunt Rochester takes the former Wilmington Council President's advice and lessons with her everywhere. It's her ...

Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps ... the highest civilian award given by Congress, to the Tuskegee Airmen as a group. “She led the way, and she kept all the doors open ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps ... the highest civilian award given by Congress, to the Tuskegee Airmen as a group. “She led the way, and she kept all the doors open ...

Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.